tanker driver
Petroleum truck operator
A tanker driver operates a tank truck—a vehicle designed to transport liquids or gases in bulk.
The cargo might be fuel, milk, chemicals, or water.
The job requires special licensing and training due to the hazardous nature of many loads and the handling characteristics of liquid cargo: The tanker driver delivered 8,000 gallons of diesel to the station.
- truckerCommercial freight driver
- big rigTractor-trailer combination
- haulerOne who transports cargo
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
fuel · rig · cab · highway · open road · gasoline · delivery · commercial license · hazmat · cargo · route · truck stop · rest stop · depot · refinery · pump · oil · hazardous materials